BarCamp Canberra 2010 at the ANU

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Hi all,

BarCampCanberra is ready to go tomorrow morning at 9:30 at the usual venue at the CSIT building at the Australian National University (ANU). We have over 150 people registered to attend, but we might have room for just a few more:

Register now

Registration opens 9:00am.

BarCampCanberra v2

Our second BarCampCanberra will be held on 28 March 2009 at the same venue as last year, the CSIT building on the ANU campus.

Please register now!

The hashtag is #bcc2.

Around the blogosphere

There’s been a bit of blog activity by attendees. Here’s a summary that we’ll update as we see more:

If there’s something we’ve missed, let us know and we’ll be sure to add it.

BarCamp Canberra #1 wrap

Welcome to BarCamp Canberra!!!

I think I speak for all of the Unorganisers when I say that BarCamp Canberra #1 was an unqualified success! We couldn’t be happier with the turnout, the quality of the talks, the feedback we’ve received and the enthusiasm to hold another BarCamp here in 2009.

Here are a few stats from the day:

  • in excess of 60 attendees (that’s an amazing turnout for somewhere as small as Canberra)
  • over 30 presentations on topics including web typography, GTD, open source, design and language
  • 156 photos and counting
  • several enthusiastic blog posts already - Stephen Dann, Gavin Jackson, Ruth Ellison and Steven Hanley
  • 30+ t-shirts handed out (if you were in the first 40 registrations, you were entitled to a t-shirt on the day, and if you were in the 41-55 bracket, there’s a t-shirt coming for you - make sure you let me know if you missed out)
  • a bunch of people introduced to the power of Twitter
  • 16 pizzas eaten
  • many Chupa-Chups and Arnotts Shapes consumed
  • 72 600ml bottles of water drunk
  • 32 people for the dinner afterwards
  • just two pieces of lost property - an Asus Eee PC power brick and a Nokia N95 belt pouch (if you own either of these, email me)

Personally, it was an incredibly fulfilling experience and I’m looking forward to being involved next time. As Canberra’s a small town, we’re probably a one BarCamp a year place. In the meantime, I’ll definitely be at any Australian BarCamp I can get to.

It’s on for 19 April 2008!

BarCampCanberra is a gathering of creative tech brains for learning, sharing and collaboration.
For the Canberra BarCamp we’re totally open to topics beyond technology to include entertainment, art, marketing, other technologies and content such as podcasts and so on. Ideally, whatever you talk about will have some form of technical or geek-friendly angle.

Details

  • Who? Anyone who is interested in technology, the Internet and related topics. We have room for 60ish people, so bring your colleagues.
  • What? A good opportunity to share ideas and projects and to work with like-minded individuals.
  • When? 1000-1700 on Saturday 19 April 2008
  • Where? BarCampCanberra will be held at the CSIT Building, North Road, ANU.
  • Website? The blog is the place. We’ll be posting updated information about the event there.

Signup and RSVP

Attendance is free. Please register for our April 2008 event here so we can make sure there’s enough space. Everyone is encouraged to present, so when you RSVP, include what you might like to talk about.

Sponsors

If you would like to sponsor BarCampCanberra, please add your name and contact details, or email Stephen Collins. All we ask is $200-$1000 from each sponsor. Of course, you can put up a sign and get yourself mentioned on the day if you contribute.

The April BarCampCanberra is sponsored by:

Sponsor URL Sponsorship
acidlabs http://www.acidlabs.org/ Part-sponsorship of t-shirts, door prize
Web Directions http://webdirections.org/ Pizza lunch, door prize

Session Structure

Whatever structure the session needs to be in is the right structure. However, here are some ideas:

  • Panel
  • Presentation
  • Goldfish Bowl
  • Soap box - Just stand on a box and spout your wisdom.
  • Half-Geeked - Half-Baked, but tech focused.
  • Demo new stuff
  • Debates
  • Anything goes…

Watch this space for updates :)